Dear MoveOn member,

We just got some very troubling polling news from the state of Maine, and
we need to respond right now.

Here's the deal: Just three weeks ago, Susan Collins was trailing by as
much as 12 points in the polls and appeared to be losing momentum. 

But Susan Collins has come back, using some of the most vicious,
despicable, Trump-style lies that Maine politics has ever seen. And the
latest poll shows Collins closing the gap and trailing her Democratic
opponent, Sara Gideon, by just 1 point.^1

Collins and her GOP backers are diving into the gutter with appalling TV
ads and mailers falsely accusing her opponent of protecting a state
legislator who was accused of sexual assault. It's such a baldfaced lie
that it's literally the exact opposite of the truth: Sara Gideon was the
first person to call on the accused legislator to resign from
office—before any Republican or Susan Collins herself—and he did.^2

Meanwhile, what did Susan Collins do when she heard Dr. Christine Blasey
Ford's testimony about being assaulted by Brett Kavanaugh? She cast the
deciding vote to confirm him. And what has she done about the sexual
predator in the White House, who has admitted to grabbing women's genitals
and been credibly accused by more than two dozen women of sexual assault
and rape? She's been one of his biggest enablers and voted to acquit him
of impeachment.

It's shameless and disgusting. But negative attacks work. That's why
politicians do them. We need to help Sara Gideon fight back and win.

[ [link removed] ]Will you rush a $3 donation to Sara Gideon to help fight
back against Susan Collins's lies and end Mitch McConnell's control of the
U.S. Senate? 100% of your donation will go directly to Gideon's campaign
in the final stretch.

The lights are flashing red in this crucial race, and we're not just
reacting to one poll. In fact, public, nonpartisan polls have been
tightening for weeks.

Three weeks ago, the respected Quinnipiac University poll had Susan
Collins trailing in the Maine U.S. Senate race by a whopping 12 points. A
week later, another nonpartisan poll came out with Sara Gideon's lead down
to 7 points. Then, on September 25, the A-rated Suffolk University poll
had the race at 5 points.^3

And now, Critical Insights, a well-respected Maine-based pollster, has
Collins behind by just 1 point—a statistical tie when you factor in the
margin of error.^4

The Maine Senate race is one of the key tipping-point races that will
decide control of the U.S. Senate. It's not impossible for Democrats to
take back the Senate while losing Maine, but it's a lot harder.^5 That's
why Mitch McConnell has been pouring money into the state and why Collins
is going so far into the gutter to save her seat.^6

We need to make sure Sara Gideon has the resources to fight back
against Susan Collins's heinous, despicable lies. 

[ [link removed] ]Will you donate $3 to Sara Gideon to help fight back
against Susan Collins's dirty political attacks and take back the Senate?

Thanks for all you do.

–Allison, Julia, Ankur, Liia, and the rest of the team

Sources:

1. 1. "Sara Gideon and Susan Collins within 1 point in new BDN poll of
Maine Senate race," Bangor Daily News, October 6, 2020
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2. "Ad fact check: What Speaker Sara Gideon knew, and the action she took
in Dillon Bates scandal," News Center Maine, July 7, 2020
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3. "Latest Polls, U.S Senate: Maine," FiveThirtyEight, October 9, 2020
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4. "Sara Gideon and Susan Collins within 1 point in new BDN poll of Maine
Senate race," Bangor Daily News, October 6, 2020
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5. "Democrats are slightly favored to win the Senate," FiveThirtyEight,
October 9, 2020
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6. "McConnell-aligned super PAC books $67M for fall Senate ads," Politico,
March 23, 2020
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